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Targeted because they can't challenge "police atrocities": AIMIM chief Owa
Updated : 10 months ago IST
"Police in different parts of India have been illegally detaining Bengali-speaking Muslim citizens and accusing them of being Bangladeshi. There have been disturbing reports of Indian citizens being pushed into Bangladesh at gunpoint. This government acts strong with the weak, and weak wi
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Tibetan monk living in exile transforms lives of slum children in India
Updated : 1 year, 6 months ago IST
Lobsang Jamyang, a Tibetan monk living in exile in India, dedicated his life to empowering slum children through education. His organisation, Tong-Len Charitable Trust, founded in 2004, changed the lives of hundreds of children, who were either rag pickers or used to beg on the streets. Read More
2 rag pickers die after entering into sewer in Delhi
Updated : 3 years, 12 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 12 (ANI): Two rag pickers died after entering a sewage tank near the DSIIDC industrial area, informed the police on Sunday.
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Ahead of Diwali, Bhubaneswar-based NGO helps underprivileged children in m
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], October 27 (ANI): A Bhubaneswar-based NGO 'Ashayen' is helping underprivileged children especially rag pickers designing earthen lamps to support their education.
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700 garbage pickers employed by Indore Municipal Corporation
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Indore (Madhya Pradesh) [India], April 9 (ANI): Indore Municipal Corporation has employed around 700 city's garbage pickers on its trenching ground giving them hope for the future.
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Ayushmann Khurrana, wife Tahira empower women rag-pickers to be self-relia
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 22 (ANI): Bollywood actor Ayushmann Khurrana has extended his support in empowering a group of women rag-pickers, who have taken it upon themselves to make and sell rakhis this Raksha Bandhan.
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Himachal launches policy to buy-back non recyclable, single-use plastic wa
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Oct 1 (ANI): Himachal Pradesh government on Tuesday launched a policy to promote buy-back of the non-recyclable and single-use plastic waste from the rag pickers and households. The new policy will be effective from October 2.
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Modi segregates plastic with women rag pickers in Mathura
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
Mathura (Uttar Pradesh) [India], Sep 11 (ANI): Days afters advocating a complete ban on single-use plastic, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday stepped into the shoes of rag pickers, who segregate plastic from the garbage on daily basis.
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